Webinar 3: Going Forward with Climate and SDG Synergies for Covid-19 Recovery | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Background

Background

Join experts and practitioners to identify the key actions needed to strengthen the application of climate & SDG synergies in practice. Speakers will propose actions to leverage global deliberations on biodiversity, food, transport, and oceans. All are encouraged to participate to help shape the consultation’s key messages and recommendations to inform deliberations at the High Level Political Forum, Climate Conference, COP26 and other fora.

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Programme & Speakers

Introduction

Shantanu Mukherjee, UN DESA Chief, Integrated Policy Analysis Branch
Daniele Violetti, UNFCCC Director, Means of Implementation

Panel: Advancing Synergies on Key 2020 Themes, Moderated by Shantanu Mukherjee

Biodiversity

Jane Ellis, OECD Principal Analyst on Climate Change
Neil Pratt, Senior Officer Convention on Biological Diversity Secrétariat

Transport

Roel Hoenders, IMO Head of Air Pollution & Energy Efficiency
Tristan Smith, Associate Professor UCL, Director UMAS, Getting to Zero Coalition Bio

Oceans

Salvatore Arico, Head of Ocean Science Section, IOC-UNESCO Presentation Visit

Food

Stineke Oenema, Coordinator UN Standing Committee on Nutrition
Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO Deputy Director Climate & the Environment FAO Visit

Discussion: Acting on Climate & SDG synergies from the HLPF through COP26, Moderated by Minoru Takada, Energy Team Leader, UN DESA

Presentation of Zero Draft Report of the Synergies Consultations by Sarah Renner, UNDESA

Discussants reflect on proposed key messages, recommendations and follow up actions:

Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Visit
Mwanahamisi Singano, Head of Programmes, African Women's Development & Communication Network, Representative of UN Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Visit
Stefano Signore, Head of Energy and Climate, EC DEVCO Bio

Closing and next steps

Biographies

Ms. Stineke Oenema

Coordinator, UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition

Mr. Zitouni Ould-Dada

Deputy Director, Climate and Environment Division, FAO

Mr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi

President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan

Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee

Chief, Policy Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA

Mr. Daniele Violetti

Senior Director of the Programmes Coordination and Director a.i. of the Means of Implementation Division, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change